This museum is so interersting but several exhbitis could not be activated and my tablet had to be replaced in the middle of my visit.
The Hebrew Music Museum
A Revelatory Musical Experience in Jerusalem
The one-of-a-kind Hebrew Music Museum is the cornerstone of downtown Jerusalem’s Music Square.
With an impressive collection of musical instruments and interactive exhibits that help visitors explore the incredible breadth of history and culture that has shaped Hebrew music through the ages, the museum is a welcome escape from the distractions of the outside world that disconnect us from our inner musical souls.
Hebrew Music Museum Tours
Entrance to the museum includes a tablet that will guide you in your exploration of the 7 different exhibition spaces throughout the museum, each characterizing a different culture through unique decor, sounds, musical instruments, manuscripts from different periods of the Jewish people and more.
And an advanced Occulus Rift headset virtual reality experience will take you on a 3-dimensional audio visual tour through the music.
You can also join a 1-hour guided tour with “Grandpa Levi,” who will guide you through history with explanations and tidbits along your journey through the seven major stepping stones of Hebrew musical tradition.
Photo: Courtesy of the Hebrew Music Museum
Tickets
Adults: 60 NIS
Child or Senior citizen: 45 NIS
Student: 40 NIS
A Soldier or a National Service or a Disabled person: 32NIS
Don’t forget to stop by the museum gift shop for souvenirs and other items connected to Hebrew music tradition.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Based on 218 traveler reviews“Excellent musical experience”
The building of the Hebrew music museum is ideally located in Jerusalem (near to the Kikar Hamusika (!), bonus to the delicious French macaroons I bought in the bakery literally in the museum), easy to access. Our guide, Abigail, was very pleasant with all the group. I was surprised by the very good detail level...
MoreThe building of the Hebrew music museum is ideally located in Jerusalem (near to the Kikar Hamusika (!), bonus to the delicious French macaroons I bought in the bakery literally in the museum), easy to access. Our guide, Abigail, was very pleasant with all the group. I was surprised by the very good detail level of her explanations. As a musician, I thought that I will know a lot of things, but not at all! I discovered most of the beautiful instruments, and the notions needed to understand the use of the instruments. Didn’t know from where is the origin of the word psenter (which means piano in Hebrew) until I saw a psalterion, which functions like a piano. I learned notions in arabic: how to say two because we were initiated to an particulier instrument that can used as violin, or as drums. At several moments, our guide gave us instruments and helped us to play them. We improvised little concerts; it was a very good moment. The VR of the second temple (Bet Hamikdash) is a must ! I was very satisfied of the visit, the team at the entrance was very professional.
Less“Should change their name to the Covid Museum”
If you care about health and safety, AVOID. We were forced to abandon our pre-booked guided tour after 10 minutes due to unsafe overcrowding and lack of safety measures. The docent (who refused to properly wear her mask) started the tour by herding all 20 participants into a tiny room to discuss Yemenite instruments. The...
MoreIf you care about health and safety, AVOID. We were forced to abandon our pre-booked guided tour after 10 minutes due to unsafe overcrowding and lack of safety measures. The docent (who refused to properly wear her mask) started the tour by herding all 20 participants into a tiny room to discuss Yemenite instruments. The subject was probably fascinating -- too bad I couldn't see/hear any of it: Our family filed out rather than be unsafely crammed into such tight quarters, but then we couldn't hear or see. The next room was more of the same -- many maskless or partially maskless people crammed into a tiny area. When I asked our guide why they didn't operate according to govt health standards, she shrugged and said, "um, yeah, it's difficult." When we complained at the front desk, the clerk (mask hovering somewhere near his upper lip) offered us a self-guided Tablet tour instead, but it really wasn't very engaging. Also, they let in too many visitors, it was impossible to properly keep distance from others as is required by law. Disappointing waste of money and time. Note: I have been to several museums throughout Israel during the current Covid pandemic, and all the others put in the effort and operated according to govt regulations -- temperature checks upon arrival, alcogel available throughout, and (most importantly) they kept the number of people low enough to ensure safe distancing, and had security guards remind people to wear masks properly if they weren't doing so. This museum did none of those things. I guess they couldn't be bothered; nobody seemed to care.
Less“return visit”
